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Potala Palace
布达拉宫
Natural Features
自然概况
The Potala Palace is an ancient architectural complex，considered a model of Tibetan architecture. It is located on the Red Hill in Lhasa，Tibet，being 3 700 meters above sea level. If ccvers an area of over 360 000 square meters，measuring 360 meters from east to west and 270 meters from south to north. The palace has 13 stories，and is 117 meters high. It is comprehensive with hails，stupas。Buddhist chambers，chapels，monk dormitories，and courtyards，a palace complex largest and highest in the world reputed as“pearl on the worldroof".
布达拉宫是一座古老的建筑群，被视为西藏建筑的典范。布达拉宫坐落于西藏拉萨市海拔3 700米的红山上，占地360 000平方米，东西长360 ，南北长270米。宫殿共有13层，高117米，其中宫殿、灵塔殿、佛殿、经堂、僧、庭院等一应俱全，是当今世界上海拔最高、规模最大的宫殿式建筑群，被誉为”世界屋脊的明珠”。
In 641，Songtsan Gambo，ruler of the Tubo Kingdom，had the Potala Palacebuilt for Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty，whom he was soon to marry.This structure was later burned to the ground during a war and was rebuilt in the17th century by the Fifth Dalai Lama. Repeated repairs and expansions until 1 645 finally brought the palace to its present scale. Over the past three centuries，the palace gradually became a place where the Dalai Lama lived and worked and a place for keeping the remains of successive Dalai Lama.
公元641年，吐蕃国国王松赞干布和唐朝的文成公主即将大婚，因而为文成公主修建了布达拉宫。但宫殿在随后的1次战争中被烧毁，17世纪由第五世达赖喇嘛重建。此后不断对其进行维修和扩建，直到1645年才达到了如今的规模。在过去的三个世纪里，布达拉官逐渐成r达赖喇嘛办公和居住的地方，历代达赖喇嘛的遗体都在此保存。
The stone-and-wood-structured Potala Palace consists of the White Palace and Red Polace. The White Palace，comprising halls，temples and courtyards，serves as the living quarters of the Dalai Lama. The Red Palace includes various chambers for worshipping Buddha and chambers housing the eight stupa that contain the re- mains of fifth through thirteenth Dalai Lama. All the stupas are covered with gold foil The most magnificent stupa belongs to the fifth Dalai Lama. It is 14. 85 meters tall and inlaid with pearl and jade. The palace also collected a large number of sculptures，murals，scripture and other valuable cultural relics.
石木结构的布达拉宫分自宫和红宫两个部分。白宫由大厅、庙宇和庭院组成，是达赖喇嘛的居所。红宫内有各式各样的佛堂和八座存放第五世到第十三世达赖喇嘛遗体的佛塔。所有的佛塔都山金箔覆面。第五世达赖喇嘛的佛塔最为华丽。这座塔高14.85米，内嵌珍珠宝石。布达拉官还藏有大量的雕刻品、壁画、经文和其他珍贵文物。
Potala Palace is the masterpiece of Tibetan buildings and the gem of ancient Chinese architecture. The palace integrates with the hill，standing aloft with grandeur and majesty. The walls alternating in red and white，the golden roofs shining with brilliance，it demonstrates in full the appealing charm of ancient Tibetan buildings. It is not only the symbol of the creativity of Tibetan people，but also the unique cultural heritage of human beings on this high and snowy plateau.
布达拉宫是藏式建筑的杰出代表，也是件，华民族古建筑的精华之作。它同山体融合在一起，高高耸立，壮观巍峨。宫墙红自相间，宫顶金碧辉煌，体现r藏族古建筑迷人的特色、它是西藏人民巨大创造力的象征，也是独一无二的雪域高原上的人类文化遗产。
Potala Palace is an evidence of the solidarity of all nationalities and the unity of the nation.“Potala" is a transliteration from the Sanskrit for Mt Potala，the mythological mountain abode of Avalookitesvara，God of Mercy. Tibetan Buddhists are said to think their Red Hill is comparable to Mt Potala of Avalookitesvara，hence regard the hill as a second Potala.
布达拉宫是中华各民族团结和国家统一的铁证“布达拉”是梵语音译，又译作“普陀罗”或“普陀“，原指观世音菩萨所居之岛相传藏传佛教徒认为红山可与观世音l的圣地普陀山相媲美，因此把它作为第尔格普陀罗。
In 1994，the palace joined the list of world cultural heritage sites
1994年，布达拉宫被列入《世界文化遗产名录》。
